The Kay Bellamy Matter: Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar (January 30, 1953)

“The Kay Bellamy Matter” is an episode of Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, the old-time radio show, first broadcast January 30, 1953. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar looks into theatrical agent Lou Waltham's application for two million dollars in coverage on singer Kay Bellamy. Waltham claims she's valuable talent, but the application details don't add up—and Kay seems determined to keep secrets about her private life and whereabouts.

New York theatrical district and Boston burlesque theater, 1945

Characters: Johnny Dollar, Lou Waltham, Kay Bellamy, Don LaVaya, Cole, Luzzi Lizzario, Valerie, Lorraine

Listen for: Johnny Dollar's dry narration as he uncovers the mystery behind Kay Bellamy's double life and discovers there's someone dangerous pulling strings behind the scenes.

Written from the episode itself; it never gives away the ending. Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.